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6 unusual facts about South Melbourne


Coin Laundry

Mitchell said that the concept of the song was developed when she was waiting for the spin cycle to finish in a coin laundry in South Melbourne, Australia.

Health Services Union

The national office of the Health Services Union of Australia is located in South Melbourne in Melbourne.

Michael Gardiner

Gardiner married Danielle McCann in late 2009 at a ceremony in South Melbourne, with Ben Cousins serving as his best man.

South Melbourne

Sydney Swans, Australian rules football club formerly known as South Melbourne Football Club

South Melbourne FC, a football (soccer) club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Stratton Finance

Following continued growth, in 2007 the company's head office moved to new and expanded facilities in South Melbourne.


1915 VFL season

Immediately the race was over, he caught a fast cab down Mount Alexander Road, Melbourne to the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, where he played a full game for Essendon in its round 6 match against South Melbourne.

1943 VFL season

In the spiteful round 1 match between Essendon and South Melbourne, a vicious brawl broke out in the last quarter when South Melbourne's Jack "Basher" Williams felled Ted Leehane (apparently in a square-off retribution for Leehane's similar action against Williams in the 1942 Preliminary Final) which involved a dozen players, team officials, trainers, fans, and police.

1956 Night Series Cup

Games were played at the Lake Oval, Albert Park, then the home ground of South Melbourne, as it was the only ground equipped to host night games.

Fernando de Moraes

Fernando Jorge Lima de Moraes, commonly referred to as Fernando, (born 21 January 1980 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian-Australian, footballer who plays for South Melbourne in the Victorian Premier League.

Peter Chitty

After being repatriated at the end of World War II, Chitty was aboard the Largs Bay returning to Australia when the 1945 VFL Grand Final between South Melbourne and Carlton was being played.

After missing Round 12 with a leg injury, Chitty returned to St Kilda's league side for the Round 13 match against South Melbourne.

Walter J. Turner

Born in South Melbourne, the son of a church musician – organist at St Paul's Cathedral – and a warehouseman, Walter James Turner, and a woman of long golden hair, Alice May (née Watson), he was educated at Carlton State School, Scotch College and the Working Men's College.

William Mark Forster

Forster arrived in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia) on 18 October 1852 on the Ellen with his parents when he was six years old and was educated at St Luke's school, South Melbourne.


see also

Australian rules football during the World Wars

Because the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Lake Oval were taken over by the United States Air Force as bases, Melbourne and South Melbourne had to play their home games elsewhere, whilst the Junction Oval for two seasons and the Western Oval for 1942 were also commandeered.

Charlie Pannam

Charlie E. Pannam (b. 1897), also played for and coached South Melbourne, son of the above

South Melbourne Football Club

Sydney Swans, an Australian rules football club formerly known as the South Melbourne Football Club until 1982

South Melbourne FC, an association football (soccer) club formerly known as South Melbourne SC, Hellas Hakoah and South Melbourne Hellas

The Great Macarthy

It stars John Jarratt as the title character (in his film debut) as a local footballer who is signed up (or more appropriately, kidnapped) by the South Melbourne Football Club (now Sydney Swans).

Vaughan Coveny

On Anzac Day 2009 Coveny scored his 100th goal for South Melbourne FC away at John Ilhan Memorial Reserve against Hume City FC.